ethos

Example Sentences

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They arguably haven’t lived up to the company’s customer-driven ethos either.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“The Silicon Valley ethos of ‘the old industry is totally cooked’ or something like that—it is just not true at all in music,” Shulman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

As far as fashion documentaries go, “Marc by Sofia” is an ideal punk rock companion to Jacobs’ grunge-driven ethos.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

What is actually taught is a matter for each school to decide based on their ethos, but there has been criticism around some aspects of this recently.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Neither could do without or do with the other; yet the constrictions of conscience and society, morality and ethos dictated a separation.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou